MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTERs year 1979

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Pass percent:35.71%

(The average a petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTER year 1979 passes without issue)

Based on:14 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm seriously weakened by corrosion \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Radius arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp\|s\| all not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm seriously weakened by corrosion \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Outer Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Radius arm corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1
Nearside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.2.C.1c\|	1
Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	1
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Front Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure is damaged, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	1
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	1
Rear Stop lamp\|s\| all not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|iii\|\|	1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	1
Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Rear brake binding	1
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	1

MOT History from tests of petrol VOLKSWAGEN MOTERs year 1979

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